Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Laboratory personnel who are involved in hematology testing including technologists, technicians, laboratory managers, supervisors and laboratory directors. Also useful as a review for MLS students and those who plan to work in hematology after having been away from the department for several years.
Author Information: Margaret Reinhart, MS, MT(ASCP) is senior lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PA and was the MLS Program Director of Medical Laboratory Science from 1990 - January 2020. She currently teaches hematology, clinical immunology, parasitology, and other related courses. She is also adjunct MLS instructor in Hematology at Pennsylvania Hospital (University of Pennsylvania Hospital System), Philadelphia PA. She holds a Masters Degree in Biology and in Health Care Administration.
Reviewer Information:
Rory Huschka, M. Ed., MT(ASCP), has over 20 years of combined experience as a Medical Technologist, Technical Supervisor, Professor, and Manager. He is the former Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science and Medical Laboratory Technician Programs at Brookline College. He is currently a Program Director at MediaLab, Inc. Rory holds a BS degree in Medical Technology from North Dakota State University and a Masters in Educational Leadership.
Laurie Bjerklie, M.Ed., MT(ASCP), is currently a professor at Rasmussen College in Fargo, ND for their MLT program where she teaches a variety of courses including hematology and microbiology. She is the former Program Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science program at DeVry University in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Bjerklie has over ten years of experience in higher education and continues to work part time as a bench tech.
